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Gulf Breeze, Florida – April 4, 2016 - Gulf Breeze Zoo is seeing double again when it comes to Spring babies these days. Mother Katarina, a 6 year old caracal, gave birth to two healthy kittens on February 28th.
Similar to household cats, baby caracal kittens are born with their eyes and ears closed and completely dependent upon their mother for safety and milk. For the first month the mother caracal will keep the kittens in a secluded, safe den while they develop and grow.
Now at just over a month old, visitors can finally see both babies, Koda and Kali wrestling and playing together just outside of the den under their mother's watchful eye.

Gulf Breeze Zoo is seeing double when it comes to baby giraffe these days. You may remember the first baby giraffe, Gibson, born August 2nd. The Zoo is proud to announce he now has company! Baby giraffe, Kelly, was born early September 6th to mother, Kenya, a 7 year old reticulated giraffe. The little girl weighed in at petite 117 pounds and measured 5'-8" tall at birth!

The Gulf Breeze Zoo welcomed a tall new family member Aug. 2 with the birth of a new baby reticulated giraffe named Gibson.

Gibson was born 5’ 6” tall and weighs 127 pounds. He is named in honor of one of the zoo’s landscapers, Larry “Gib” Gibson. Gibson has served the zoo for 28 years and continues to work to make the zoo look its best.

Gulf Breeze, FL – June 29, 2016– It's that time of year again! Gulf Breeze Zoo is calling shutterbugs of all ages to enter their photos in the official 2016 Wild Shots Photo Contest.

With over 800 animals, the Gulf Breeze Zoo's diverse wildlife and interactive animal experiences create the perfect backdrop for any photographer. Snap funny family pictures or the perfect animal poses. Scenery, silly faces and animal antics are encouraged. So pack up those cameras and head to the Zoo for your chance to win a family 4 pack of season passes or other "wild" prizes!

The Zoo’s Homeschool Day was wildly successful with over 800 children, parents and educators in attendance. The Zoo had excellent weather and a full line up of educational and entertaining programming to keep the children entertained all day long including.

Gulf Breeze, Florida - December 2nd, 2015 - The Gulf Breeze Zoo partnered with Toys for Tots again this year, providing Christmas gifts for children in Santa Rosa and Escambia counties. The Zoo offered special admission, in exchange for a donated toy, for a sneak peak of ZooLights. It was a record opening for ZooLights, as the Zoo collected nearly 1,000 toys.

Gulf Breeze, Florida –September 24, 2015 - The Gulf Breeze Zoo is proud to announce its newest member, a female Nile hippopotamus. On August 18th, after a gestation of 8 months, “Cleopatra” gave birth to a healthy female calf weighing approximately 70 pounds! (Mom weighs in at around 4,000 pounds) Both mother and calf are in excellent condition and are now on exhibit for daily viewing.

It's that time of year again! Gulf Breeze Zoo is calling shutterbugs of all ages to enter their photos in the official 2015 Wild Shots Photo Contest. With over 800 animals, the Gulf Breeze Zoo's diverse wildlife and interactive animal experiences create the perfect backdrop for any photographer. Snap funny family pictures or the perfect animal poses. Scenery, silly faces and animal antics are encouraged. So pack up those cameras and head to the Zoo for your chance to win a family 4 pack of season passes or other "wild" prizes!